Category: Football/Soccer

Damian Lewis, Football and Diego Maradona: These Are A Few of My
Favorite Things

“Diego Maradona was incredible. Again the privilege of just  watching him with the ball at his feet. So, yes, there are  footballers who are artists.” – Damian Lewis

photography by Greg Williams

And now, with another World Cup on the horizon, Argentina heading into it as defending champions, and Damian recently reminiscing about playing alongside Maradona during the very first Soccer Aid with Authentic Hollywood, this suddenly feels like the perfect time to revisit the post I wrote six years ago when Diego Maradona passed away. Hope you like it.

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Damian Lewis, Football and Diego Maradona: These Are A Few of My
Favorite Things

It started with a tweet five years ago..

…and continued with another…

…inspiring me to bring a few of my favorite things together: Damian Lewis, Football, and Diego Maradona. Continue reading “Damian Lewis, Football and Diego Maradona: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things”

Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis at Game for Grenfell

We are traveling back to the last days of summer 2017 today with Damian playing in Game for Grenfell, a football match organized to raise funds for all families affected by the horrible Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 that caused at least 80 deaths and more than 70 injuries. This special charity football game attests to our favorite guy’s talent in sports, his generous heart as well as his fun personality. Hope you enjoy it.

source: Getty Images

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“Is this a young Damian Lewis?” The Story of an Old Picture *UPDATED*

It all started with a tweet back in 2015.

What Mr. Corney refers to in his tweet is Sports Life Stories: John Barnes  – a 2015 ITV documentary about the life and career of the legendary LFC footballer John Barnes. And 1:24 minutes into the documentary, John Barnes has a training session with a handful of teenagers one of which looks exactly like Damian! Continue reading ““Is this a young Damian Lewis?” The Story of an Old Picture *UPDATED*”

“Is this a young Damian Lewis?” The Story of an Old Picture *UPDATED*

It all started with a tweet back in 2015.

What Mr. Corney refers to in his tweet is Sports Life Stories: John Barnes  – a 2015 ITV documentary about the life and career of the legendary LFC footballer John Barnes. And 1:24 minutes into the documentary, John Barnes has a training session with a handful of teenagers one of which looks exactly like Damian! Continue reading ““Is this a young Damian Lewis?” The Story of an Old Picture *UPDATED*”